Garter-fastening.



E. N. HUMPHREY. GARTBR FASTENING.

APPLICATION FILED DEG.16, 1910.

998,5 1 8, Patented July 18,1911.

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ERNEST N. HUMPHREY, OF NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO TRAUT & HINE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OF CONNECTICUT.

CARTER-FASTENING.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented July 18, 1911.

Application filed December 16, 1910. Serial No. 597,628.

To all whom it may coacem:

Be it known that I, ERNEST N. HUM- rnnnY, a citizen of the United States, resid-- ing at New Britaln, county of Hartford,

State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Garter- Fastenings, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to an improvement in garter construction, and consists par ticularly in improving the fastening element thereof whereby the leg band may be detachably connected to the pad or part that holds the stocking gripping element.

In the drawings,.Figure1 is a front elevation of a hose supporter, the middle section of the leg band being broken away. Fig. 2 is a relatively enlarged view of the inner end of one part of the particular fastening which embodies primarily my invention. Fig. 3 is an edge elevation thereof. Fig. 4 is an edge elevation of another part of the said fastening. Fig. 5 is a rear elevation of the parts shown in Figs. 2 and 4, the same being assembled or connected. Fig. 6 is a relatively enlarged sectional view on the line 00-00, Fig. 1. Figs. 7, 8, and 9 illustrate modifications.

1 represents one form of a clamping device arranged to be secured to a stocking, said clamping device being held by, or

suspended from, a pad-like member 2. The

leg band comprises a strap arranged to enc1rcle the leg, one end 3 being permanently secured to the pad 2, the other end 3 being provided with a cast-off device. This castoff device, in the particular form shown, comprises a loop 4 arranged to slip over a stud 5. The main novelty in the present case resides in the particular method of attaching the stud 5 to the pad 2.

Referring to Figs. 2 to 6, which are relatively enlarged views, it will be seen that the stud 5 is secured as by riveting, to a plate support 6, the fastening being such as to afford a permanent, uniform spacing underneath the head of the stud to afford room for the loop 4. The outer edge of the plate 6 is provided with clenching spurs 77. 8 is a cooperating washer, or keeperplate which is of such size as to fit in the space between the spurs 7-7, the hole through the keeper-plate being sufliciently large to afford easy clearance for the upset part of the fabric which may be bulged thereby. In assembling the parts,the prongs 77 are forced through the fabric of the pad 2, with the exception of the backing layer later referred to. The keeper-plate 8 is then placed between the spurs 7-7. The spurs arethen turned down so as to embrace said plate, as shown in Fig. 5, and, finally, the backing 2 is applied to cover the washer and spurs shown in Fig. 5:

It will be seen from the foregoing that the construction thus described is exceedingly compact and that there is no small local projection caused by the bulging of the material due to the riveting or upset-ting of the inner end of the stud 5. So far as there may be any swelling on the pad 2 at the inner side, it is so slight and of such substantial area as to be practically unnoticeable either to the eye, or to the sense of touch.

Beyond this, the fastening is exceedingly strong in that the strain on the stud is spread over a substantial area instead of being localized at one spot, as in the case of a rivet, which would tend to twist the article to such a degree as to make the same uncomfortable. Furthermore, by providing a plurality of clamping points, all of the parts may be made relatively light without saoriflee to great strength. While I have shown in Figs. 1 to 6 a construction involving six prongs, obviously a lesser number, for ex-' ample, as shown in Figs. 7 t0 9, would be sufficient in some cases. As will be seen, the tendency of the clamping prongs 7, since the same engage the washer 8, or keeperplate, at the periphery, is to draw the same into tight contact throughout its entire area with the material of the pad 2, thereby preventing said edge from bulging, as would be the tendency were the parts fastened, together by a central rivet. Furthermore, where the central rivet is employed, it tends to produce the aforesaid local bulging at one point, which is objectionable to the wearer. Again, were a single rivet employed for faster ingall of the parts together, a permanent. and secure connect-ion would be more diflicultof attainment than where said connection is effected through the medium of a plurality of prongs so arranged as to center the keeper-plate 8 relatively to the stud bearing plate 6.

What I claim is:

In a stud support and connection for hose supporters and the like, a stud supporting for said upset or riveted end of said stud, plate, a plurality of clenching spurs at the said keeper plate lying between the aforesaid edge thereplf and projecting reairwardly, a spurs.

stud rivete to the center of sai plate the upset or rivet headed part of said stud living ERNEST HUMPHREY in a plane to the rear of the rear surface of Witnesses: I

said plate, a keeper plate having a central W. J. WORAM, Jr.,

opening of sufiicient size to afford clearance MARGARET A. GORMAN. 

